10 Jan 1945
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1945
Page
1
General MacArthur announced a successful Lingayan sector landing on Luzon with 2000 amphibious craft and heavy naval bombardment. The operation broke Japanese reinforce lines, catching defenders by surprise as air attacks and anti aircraft fire raged prior to the beach assault.
MacArthur’s forces began the invasion of Luzon as a Japanese midget submarine failed to hit a U S task group. The general, in campaign hat and five stars, rode ashore two hours after the initial wave, split from a jeep breakdown, then spoke with troops and commanders. American mop up on Leyte continued with 402 Japanese killed and 27 captured over two days while Mindoro airfields were bombed and strafed.
Court House bustled as $53,431.89 in state and county taxes were paid on day two, boosting two day total to $85,725.38. Taxpayers crowded the small office, with up to three jeeps in line. County offers a 5 percent discount through January. Also noted is a 1941 link: rail service in the Dominican Republic suspended and roadbeds converted to highways.
Allied forces pressed the Bulge as snow and cold hampered operations. Eisenhower said progress with Hodges First Army near St Vith Houffalize while Montgomery’s staff noted a measured German withdrawal. Patton’s Third Army advanced toward Wiltz as 101st Airborne neared Houffalize. Vielsalm and Samree saw action. much fighting focused on Laroche and Bastogne corridors.
Chicago January 10 owner George Marshall of the Washington Redskins promises to help sports writers if the national work draft leaves them jobless. Marshall, a large laundry operator in Washington, offers to hire any scribe at his plant and move him to the capital. He spoke while attending the National Football League meeting.
Admiral Jonas Ingram warns German robot bomb action against Atlantic coast cities is probable or possible within two months. He maps a 300 mile danger arc with New York and Washington as most likely targets. If rockets are used, navy officials expect submarine launch as most probable source.
The forecast calls for warmer weather in Western Maryland while sub zero readings stretch across northern New York, New England, and Pennsylvania. Lows dipped to 32 below at Bemidji yesterday with near zero elsewhere, as Elmira records 10 below. Germans dig in along the Reno River near Sant Alberto after four days of retreat on the Italian front.
Rome January 9 Italian premier Ivance Bonomi spokesman says antishaft riots have created a serious situation in Ragusa province Sicily with several deaths. Government troops have restored order in most areas while nests of sedition persist in Caomiso Vittoria and Giarratana as youths protest the call to arms.
The tomato was once believed poisonous and cultivated only as a decorative garden plant, not for eating. This misbelief lingered as gardeners valued its ornamental appeal before recognizing its culinary uses.
Filing closed with Sweeney and Dunn each facing no clear opposition. Ward contests loom in Wards 2 and 3 while several wards show no Democrat or Republican challengers yet. Incumbents Hel Lane Elliott Kemp Spigler Long face potential quiet primaries with few rivals reported.
Two youths fled on a sled after reporting a false fire alarm from the Pope avenue and First street box yesterday evening. A second alarm from the Brandt Cabinet Works box was blamed on a sprinkler system defect.
About 13,000 war job seekers have appeared at the U S Employment Office since James Byrnes urged mobilization. State officials said the Baltimore area needs double that total to meet manpower goals. Yesterday 3,674 applicants were referred, bringing the year’s total to 12,615 and marking the largest daily showing of the drive.
The origin of William Sydney Porter adopting the pen name O Henry is unclear but may trace to Orrin Henry, a guard at the Ohio State Penitentiary where Porter was incarcerated.
In a joint Roosevelt Churchill report from Washington dated January 10, U-boat warfare flared into renewed activity in December. The leaders said Allied shipping losses rose but the United Nations keep supplying expanding armies to resist and drive back the foe. They noted ongoing Allied sinkings and cited the Maine coast enemy-agent landing as another sign of Germanys persistent undersea threat.
Durazzo in Albania flourished 2,500 years ago as Epidamnus of the Greeks and later became Dyrrachi under Roman control.
The article suggests Napoleon suffered stomach or ulcer pains after meals. It promotes Udea Udgen Tablets as a remedy for excess acid including indigestion gas heartburn and bloating offering a 25c box with a double your money back offer via the distributor.
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